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As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to levy nuclear threats and “crazy messaging,” the most important thing for the world to do is to stand strong and not back down from supporting Ukraine, says Canada’s ambassador to the eastern European country. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Larisa Galadza said the advice she hears over and over from Ukrainians is about both the need for more weapons to win back “every square metre” of territory, and for the world to refuse to be cowed by Putin’s threats.“Those are not new threats. That is something that we’ve heard…

The United States is reportedly considering a plan to help Australia acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines years ahead of schedule. 12 months on from the landmark AUKUS agreement, the proposal could see Australia’s first boats built in America – plugging a severe capability gap while domestic production is ramped up. Read the full article here

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A Detroit area news anchor was the victim of a botched murder-suicide. WWJ-AM news anchor Jim Matthews was murdered Friday in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, by an unidentified 54-year-old described as a frequent visitor to Matthews’s house. The attempted murder suspect reportedly intended to kill Matthews, his two young children, and his girlfriend, according to the New York Post.”WWJ overnight news anchor Jim Matthews was tragically killed on Friday, Sept. 23 at the age of 57. Jim worked as the overnight news anchor at WWJ for nearly seven years,” the radio station said in a public statement.MAN CHARGED IN RANDOM DETROIT SHOOTINGS THAT…

Moo-ve over, goat yoga: There’s a new stress-relieving farm animal in town. Cows — baby cows, to be exact. “Fox & Friends Weekend” hosts on Saturday, Sat. 24, 2022, were joined by three very special guests: three calves from the Rose Bridge Farm & Sanctuary in Dresher, Penn.  The calves — named Angel, Paula Deen, and Pumpkin — serve as therapy cows.COW-HUGGING, AN ALLEGED WELLNESS FAD, HAS PEOPLE CUDDLING FARM ANIMALS TO RELIEVE STRESS All of the calves shown on the program — just a month old — are rescue animals. “So this is cow therapy. Why do people need cow therapy?” asked cohost…

Border Patrol agents along just one sector of the southern border are encountering approximately 1,500 illegal migrants each day amid ongoing controversies over the transport of a fraction of those numbers to liberal areas in the U.S.Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that “in recent days” agents have seen approximately 1,500 encounters daily, many of them from Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba.That is part of a trend seen along the border as a whole. There were more than 203,000 migrant encounters in August, over 157,000 of which were unique encounters. According to data released this week, there has been…

JERUSALEM, Israel – The Biden administration has ramped up pressure on Israel and Lebanon in recent weeks to reach a resolution to a decades-old dispute over maritime borders, including a tiny swath of the Mediterranean Sea that is rich in oil and gas.For decades, Israel and Lebanon have been locked in non-direct negotiations, mostly with the help of U.S. mediators, over an 860-square-kilometer area of the sea that both countries hope to explore for oil and gas resources. Negotiations between the two countries, which have no diplomatic ties and have fought multiple wars, were renewed two years ago and appeared to…

There are painful losses and then there are losses that make you question everything. For fans of the Missouri Tigers, Saturday was as painful a loss as you’ll see in college football. Missouri had two chances to beat Auburn on Saturday and blew both opportunities, losing to Auburn 17-14. COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 4 PREVIEW: FLORIDA HEADS TO KNOXVILLE, WISCONSIN VISITS OHIO STATE AT THE ‘SHOE’With two seconds left in the fourth quarter and the game tied at 14-14, Missouri lined up for a 26-yard field goal attempt. Kicker Harrison Mevis went wide-right, sending the game into overtime. On the first possession of overtime,…

Overnight bloodshed in the Big Apple was caused by the blade and not the bullet, police said. The NYPD reported no shootings, but a 63-year-old man was found mysteriously stabbed in his Harlem home. The victim’s son discovered his father knifed in the torso, shoulder and arm in the first-floor apartment they share at 125 Hamilton Pl. around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, police said. The wounded 63-year-old old was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition. The bloody knife was recovered at the scene, but there were no arrests, cops said. “There are no suspects and we don’t know why this…

The Yankees failed to get Luis Castillo at the trade deadline and now they’ll need to deal with him in the American League for a long time. Castillo agreed to a five-year, $108 million extension with Seattle that includes a sixth-year option which would bring the total to $133 million, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. The Mariners announced the contract but did not disclose the money figures. “I feel great,” Castillo said in a statement. “Every baseball player wants to have a dream like this become a reality. I’m happy I was able to accomplish this with the Mariners and…